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UVER and UV index at high altitude in Northwestern Argentina

H. SuarezGermán Ariel SalazarA. R. EsteveJ. CastilloJosé A. Martínez-lozanoM. J. MarínMaría P. Utrillas

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0301 basic medicine030103 biophysicsVeterinary medicineMeteorologyUltraviolet erythemal radiation (UVER)Ultraviolet RaysBiophysicsIrradianceArgentinaRadiation DosageCumulative dosesCiencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente03 medical and health sciencesRadiation MonitoringHigh altitudeRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingSouthern HemisphereRadiationRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAltitudeEffects of high altitude on humansUltraviolet index (UVI)Southern hemisphereEnvironmental scienceMeteorología y Ciencias AtmosféricasCIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS

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Measurements of ultraviolet erythemal radiation (UVER) made during two years at three sites located at altitudes over 1000 m a.s.l. in Northwestern Argentina (Salta, San Carlos, and El Rosal) have been used to estimate and analyze the UV Index (UVI) and the cumulative doses at these locations. For the UVER irradiance, data of January (maximum values) and June (minimum values) have been analyzed as representative of the year for all locations. The UVI reaches extreme (> 11) values in > 20% of the analyzed days in Salta (1190 m a.s.l.), while these are reached in San Carlos (1611 m a.s.l.) and El Rosal (3355 m a.s.l.) in > 40% of the analyzed days. Finally, the cumulative doses over an average year have also been studied for each location. The doses received during austral summer and autumn are of the same order, and represent one third of the annual dose, while the doses received during austral winter and spring represent one sixth of the annual dose approximately. Fil: Utrillas, M. P.. Universidad de Valencia; España Fil: Marín Fernández, Maria J.. Universidad de Valencia; España Fil: Esteve, Anna R.. Universidad de Valencia; España Fil: Salazar, Germán Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Física. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional; Argentina Fil: Suarez, Hector. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Física. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional; Argentina Fil: Castillo, Juan. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Cs.exactas. Departamento de Física; Argentina Fil: Martinez Lozano, Jose A.. Universidad de Valencia; España

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2016-10-01
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.08.012